Development of minimally invasive sentinel lymph node biopsy using indocyanine green fluorescence endoscope system with a colour charged couple device camera

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25670865
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Surgical dentistry
• Research Institution: Yokohama City University
• Principal Investigator: TOHNAI IWAI 横浜市立大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (50172127)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): IWAI Toshinori 横浜市立大学, 附属病院, 助教 (00468191)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): RYO Kouon 東京大学, 工学系研究科, 准教授 (40396784)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 口腔癌 / センチネルリンパ節 / リンパ節生検 / 低侵襲 / 内視鏡 / ICG

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Object of this study was to develop minimally invasive sentinel lymph node biopsy using indocyanine green fluorescence endoscope system with a colour charged couple device camera. Although we developed indocyanine green fluorescence endoscope system, 10-mm-diameter endoscope only was developed. This sentinel lymph node biopsy requires 4-mm-diameter endoscope with tissue dissector.

Free Research Field

口腔外科学